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Am·a·zon 1
/ ˈaməˌzän; -zən/
a river in South America that flows more than 4,150 miles (6,683 km) through Peru, Colombia, and Brazil into the Atlantic Ocean. It drains two-fifths of the continent and, in terms of water-flow, is the largest river in the world.
DERIVATIVES:
Am·a·zo·ni·an
/ ˌaməˈzōnēən/ adj.
Am·a·zon
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a member of a legendary race of female warriors believed by the ancient Greeks to exist in Scythia (near the Black Sea in modern Russia) or elsewhere on the edge of the known world.
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(also amazon)
a tall and strong or athletic woman.
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(amazon)
a parrot (genus Amazona), typically green and with a broad rounded tail, found in Central and South America.
DERIVATIVES:
Am·a·zo·ni·an adj.
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Amazon Web Services Gives Software Developers First-Ever Access to Data and Technology from Amazon.ca and Amazon.fr
Newspaper article from: CCNMatthews Newswire; 1/21/2005; 700+ words
; ...Web Sites and Applications Using All Six Amazon-Branded Sites Worldwide A new offering released today by Amazon Web Services (AWS) gives software developers...ever access to data and technology from Amazon's Web sites for Canada (Amazon.ca...
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Amazon Launches New Applications on Facebook(R) Platform--"Amazon Giver" and "Amazon Grapevine" Let Facebook Users Share and Buy Products Their Friends Want from Amazon.com.
Business Wire; 3/13/2008; 700+ words
; Use Amazon Giver to let your Facebook friends know and buy what you wish for, as well as gift suggestions, and Amazon Grapevine to show your friends what you've been up to on Amazon.com, such as writing Customer Reviews, adding...
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Amazon Web Services Gives Software Developers First-Ever Access to Data and Technology from Amazon.ca and Amazon.fr.
Business Wire; 1/21/2005; 700+ words
; ...Web Sites and Applications Using All Six Amazon-Branded Sites Worldwide A new offering released today by Amazon Web Services (AWS) gives software developers...ever access to data and technology from Amazon's Web sites for Canada (Amazon.ca...
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Amazon MP3 Announces Second Annual "25 Days of Free".
Business Wire; 12/1/2009; 700+ words
; Amazon MP3 Offers a Virtual Music Advent Calendar with 25 Days of Free Holiday Downloads in December SEATTLE -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that the Amazon MP3 store will be kicking off their second annual...
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Amazon Selects Lightning Source to Enable International e-Book Expansion in the UK and Germany; Alliance of Industry Leaders Will Give Consumers More Choice.
Business Wire; 11/20/2001; 700+ words
; ...Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 2001 Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.de, the leading online retailers in the United...print on demand and digital fulfillment services to Amazon.com in the United States, as well as print on...
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Amazon.com Unveils Semi-Finalists in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award.
Business Wire; 1/16/2008; 700+ words
; ...the Opportunity to Receive a Kindle SEATTLE -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today announced...have moved on to the semi-final round of the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, Amazon.com's first writing competition in search...
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Amazon.com Introduces the Amazon Credit Account; Virtual Cardless Credit ''Card'' Provides Shoppers with the Opportunity to Buy Now and Pay Later When Shopping at Amazon.com.
Business Wire; 11/2/2001; 700+ words
; ...BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2001 Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) today introduced the Amazon Credit Account -- a virtual, cardless credit "card" -- for use when shopping at Amazon.com (www.amazon.com). Available...
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Amazon.com to Acquire Audible.com.
Business Wire; 1/31/2008; 700+ words
; SEATTLE & NEWARK, N.J. -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today...in the industry," said Steve Kessel, Amazon.com's senior vice president for worldwide...be joining a company as innovative as Amazon.com." In recent months, Amazon has...
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Amazon.ca Launches Today, Providing Significant Savings and Great Convenience for Canadian Book, Music, Video and DVD Buyers.
Business Wire; 6/25/2002; 700+ words
; ...Including 30% Off Books over $30 Cdn and Free Domestic Shipping on Orders over $75 Cdn Amazon.com (Nasdaq:AMZN) today launched Amazon.ca (www.amazon.ca), bringing Canadians the selection, convenience and value of the Amazon shopping...
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Amazon Web Services Extends Amazon EC2 in EU Region, Now Running Microsoft Windows and Microsoft SQL Server.
Business Wire; 3/3/2009; 700+ words
; AWS Management Console Now Also Supports Amazon EC2 in EU Region, Giving Developers an Easy...Their EU-Based AWS Solutions SEATTLE -- Amazon Web Services LLC (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), today launched...
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Amazon.com, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
Amazon.com, Inc. 1516 Second Avenue, Fourth...5961 Catalog & Mail-Order Houses Amazon.com, Inc. is the world ’ s...shopping site by the end of the 1990s, Amazon.com possesses virtually unlimited online...
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Amazon
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Amazon Port. Amazonas , world's second longest...Atlantic Ocean near Belém. The Amazon carries more water than any other river...have international shipping rights on the Amazon. In the lowlands stretching east from the...
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Amazon.Com
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce
...to invest $45 million in Sotheby's. Amazon planned to host the site as part of its...2 million to 11 million. Not only was Amazon the dominant bookseller, it had become...consumer electronics. However, although Amazon was a flagship for e-commerce, it had...
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Amazon.com
Book article from: Leading American Businesses
...on his laptop computer. The plan included naming the company Amazon, after the world's largest river. The symbolism proved to...resigns as chief financial officer. One Million Titles Part of Amazon's early success can be attributed to the company offering...
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Amazon floral region
Book article from: A Dictionary of Plant Sciences
Amazon floral region Part of R. Good's ( The Geography of the Flowering Plants...of the formations of the rain forest. Because of extensive flooding by the Amazon river, the vegetation can be divided into that which is above the flood...
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